## NAME 
Subproject3_database_management.RData


## AUTHOR
Nathan Delacrétaz


## DESCRIPTIONS
This database contains data pertaining to the project, "Extreme natural disasters and conflict intensity: A partially pooled synthetic control approach". It includes all variables used in the analysis presented in the project.


## VARIABLES
- GDP_percapita: Annual GDP per capita per country.
- YearCBrequired: Year of extreme natural disaster, with the 99th percentile threshold.
- YearCBrequired0_01share: Year of extreme natural disaster, with the 0.01 share of population threshold.
- YearCBrequired0_1share: Year of extreme natural disaster, with the 0.1 share of population threshold.
- YearCBrequired98thperc: Year of extreme natural disaster, with the 98th percentile threshold.
- best_nononstate: UPSALA annual sum of battle fatalities per country, without non state-based conflicts.
- best_nooneside: UPSALA annual sum of battle fatalities per country, without one-side conflicts.
- best_nostatbased: UPSALA annual sum of battle fatalities per country, without state-based conflicts.
- best_statbased: UPSALA annual sum of state-based fatalities per country.
- country: Country name.
- discrimpop: Annual share of discriminated population per country.
- gdpcapita_WB: World Bank annual GDP per capita per country.
- ind_life_expect: Annual life expectation per country.
- ind_popgrowth: Annual population growth per country.
- ind_totalpop: Annual population per country.
- iso: Country ISO code.
- lnGDP_percapita: Natural logarithm of GDP per capita per country.
- lpop: Annual population per country lagged by 2 year. 
- population: Annual population per country.
- region: Region name.
- sexviolence_sum: ACLED annual count of sexual violence per country.
- violence_sum: ACLED count of violence against civilians.
- year: Year of observation.

## USAGE
This database is in .RData format. For optimal usage, please use R version4 or later.


## CONTACT
For additional information, please reach out to the author of the paper, "Extreme natural disasters and conflict intensity: A partially pooled synthetic control approach".


## ACCESS
There are no limitations on access to these data.